Hey ljworld why do you keep allowing people to make fun of and humiliate others on here? I doubt anyone would ever answer your OTS questions if they were told you were going to let others humiliate them in public.

I think parents want their kids to play tough, to play hard, to permanently injure parts of their body before they are fully grown. Most of the kids who played sports in school weren't cool, but they were injured. The cool kids read books.

Can we say peer group pressure from home,desire to be the most popular, peer group pressure from Jock heaven and being insecure with oneself?

If the large spot lights and attention were turned on the male and female A students that choose
1. low impact exercise such as bicycling
2. builds excellent woodworking projects
3. demands healthy diets in school
4. loves taking long walks to chill out a bit
5. pays attention to politics thus their money
6. sex education
7. Arts: music/dance/performance/drawing/painting/clay/ etc etc

I played soccer because I thought it was fun. My parents asked me after each of my first four seasons if I wanted to stop playing. Finally, after my fifth season, I asked them to stop asking me, and said that if I ever wanted to quit, I'd tell them.

Based on the answers I see from the respondents, it seems like people don't play sports for the fun of it anymore. That's a pity.